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Programming (or more aptly - what is there to do at morphicon)

Attending a Panel/Event

How to locate information

Before the convention

This Page and the Online Schedule (link also available on the left side panel). Are your main sources of information. As panel are confirmed the schedule will change to reflect those changes. Note that some last minute changes are always possible.

Any other information can be obtained by contacting the Programming Director.

At the convention

At the convention you will be given a pocket sized schedule that will have a schedule of events and panels. Posted next to the door of each piece of function space will be a list of events for that day in the room. You will also find large posters strategically located around the convention space displaying the entire schedule. Finally, the conbook will have a listing of all the events and panels with detailed descriptions.

Changes to the schedule occurring at the convention itself will be posted in registration/operations (in Potter Wright) as well as in the daily Morphicon Flyer.  

Registration

You must be registered to attend Morphicon panels and events. Entering Morphicon function space without having registered is strictly prohibited. Please don't mooch off the other attendees who have help pay to make Morphicon possible!

Age Restricted Panels

While most of Morphicon events and Panels are aimed at a wide audience, we do have a small portion of our programming that is age restricted. For those event one of our volunteer will monitor badges and only attendee with a non-minor badge will be allowed in the event or panels. Under no circumstance will minor or non-attendee allowed into an age restricted event or panel.

Hosting a Panel

What is a Panel

A panel is either an open ended discussions involving some pre-determined topic, usually related to the Furry fandom, or a workshop through a major or specific task or theme, typically instructed by an individual (often a convention guest or attendee) and are often followed by questions and answer period.

General Information

A typical panel runs for 30-60 minutes. Hosting a panels mean you are in charge of organizing it, managing it and running it. For discussion panels this take the form of a moderator and for workshop this mean you need to be knowledgeable and do a small formal presentation followed by questions, or a demonstration.

Benefits

All hours spent hosting a panel at the convention count double towards the volunteer hours. Often times this is alone is not enough for a panelists to earn a discount towards the next year's convention, but with a little extra gophering a panelists can easily earn a discount.

What Goes Where?

You will find here the list of all track and the panels included in the various lines of programming. Note that this list is not complete and that sometimes for questions of logistics panels may be taken over by another track head as needed. If you are unsure who to contact for a specific panel simply direct your request to the Programming Director.

PLEASE NOTE : Submitting a request to host a panel is not an automatic acceptance, panels may be rejected for any reasons (conflict of schedule, facilities or availability, inappropriate content, etc.). The programming director is the ultimate authority in these matters.

Adult Panels

This track oversees any panels that has content or are related to subjects that is unsuitable for minors. This includes adult related themes. In the case that a panels can both be in another track as well as being considered Age restricted ( e.g. Live nude drawing ) it is handled by the Adult track head and the other relevant track head in tandem.

This track is overseen by Bastian.

Art Panels

This track countains all panels to graphical arts (drawing, painting, scuplting, etc.), related techniques. And events that involved those mediums.

This track is overseen by Floppybelly.

Fursuiting Panels

All panels that are about making, repairing, Caring, maintening fursuit, as well as performing in Fursuits are under this track. Fursuits events Like the Masquerade, the Fursuit parade and the Fursuit games are also part of this track.

This track is overseen by Lightpaws, with the Assistance of Rev. Marcus Otter for the masquerade.

Gaming Panels and Events

Games of all kinds (role playing games, board games, video games) and related tournaments are all managed by the Gaming Coordinator.

The Gaming Coordinator is Alkaline.

SIGs (Special Interest Group)

This Track encompass all discussions panels on specific subjects (Carnivore, Macro/MicroFurs, Greymuzzles, etc.) As well as panels on specific species or type of animal real or fictious (Dragons, Canine, Felines, Rodents, etc.)

This track is overseen by Talmak Owl.

Spirituality Panels

All panels related to philosophy, belief, creed or religions are taken in charge by the One overseeing this line of programming.

This track is overseen by Talmak Owl.

Who to Contact

Depending on the nature and subject of the panel you want to run, you should contact one of the people below. If you are unsure of the category or want more information, please direct your request to the Programming Director.

Otherwise contact one of our track heads using the links below.

Panel's We're Looking for People to Run

Morphicon used to have a puppetry track and An Amateur Astronomy late Night Panels. If you feel up to the challenge, please contact the Programming Director.

Past Panels and event

Some of our panel (and events)have included in the past:

  • Welcome to your first Furry Con
  • How to Improve your writing technique
  • Ear and tails Workshop
  • Maintenance, care and repairs of Fursuit
  • Fursuiting 101 : How to perform in a Fursuit
  • Totem Spirits and Animal Guide
  • Pagan Meet and greets
  • "Are you a werewolf" - The game
  • Our Infamous cake decorating contest
  • The Spectacle of Doom and Morphicon Tonight/Furry variety Show
  • Gaming tournaments of various kinds
  • The Masquerade
  • Frozen Oasis dance and party
  • Pet auctions
  • and of course ... The one and only Atomic Battle of DOOM!

 

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